Updates made to National Occupation Classification matrix
Employment and Social Development Canada has reported that:On January 31, 2012, and Statistics Canada replaced the 2006 edition of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) with a 2011 version.NOC codes reflect…
Census shows Canada growing fastest in G8 thanks to immigration
The first 2012 Canadian census numbers were released today highlighting Canada’s population growth.The numbers show that Canada’s population is now 33.5 million, making it the fastest growing country in the…
Hold ended on Iranian investor immigration affected by sanctions
Iranian immigrants coming to Canada via one of its investor programs can once again transfer required funds between Iran and Canada, as of January 25th, 2012.Last November 22nd, the Canadian…
Atlantic Canada’s growth on the upswing too
All four of Canada’s Atlantic provinces have seen their population growth rate increase according to Canadian census numbers released last week. Growth rate increases have been largely attributed to both…
Black History Month continues to be celebrated nation-wide
As mid-February approaches, Canada continues to celebrate Black history until the end of the month.Black History Month started as an American tradition, originally referred to as ‘Negro History Week’ and…
The Success of Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program
In an effort to more evenly distribute the benefits of immigration, in the 1980s Canada began looking for ways to promote immigration to less traditional destinations. To achieve this goal,…
Montreal best city in Canada for university students
Montreal was just ranked the best city for university students in Canada, and the 10th best in the world. The survey, conducted by the British firm QS, has Montreal beating…
Greeks looking to Canada as immigration option
Two sources in the past week reported a potential influx of Greek immigrants which could be on their way to Canada.News1130 in Vancouver, and Metro News in Calgary, reported that…
Alberta boom continues to tap tight labour market
A shortage of labour was cited by a roundtable of energy companies in Alberta as their key business challenge. Easing immigration rules has been put forward as a possible partial…
Quebec employers no longer must recruit locally to hire foreign workers for range of jobs
While the Quebec Facilitated IT program came to an end on February 24th, the 7 affected professions are now part of a newly announced facilitated labour market assessment process. The…